Quality video in your Quality video in your classroom;classroom;

It’s easy, it’s fun, it’s freeIt’s easy, it’s fun, it’s free

Show relevant videos which Show relevant videos which are in easy-to-use segments, are in easy-to-use segments, or can be shown from start to or can be shown from start to

finish finish

There are many video There are many video sourcessources

Your library. You can search by title OR Your library. You can search by title OR by topic on your library catalog. Just by topic on your library catalog. Just go to your school’s site, go to the go to your school’s site, go to the library and click on the catalog. You library and click on the catalog. You can borrow from any of Averill Park’s can borrow from any of Averill Park’s school video collections. We can school video collections. We can usually interlibrary loan videos in a usually interlibrary loan videos in a day.day.

Online. There are many online sources. Online. There are many online sources. Let’s start with the “Cadillac”. Let’s start with the “Cadillac”.

United StreamingUnited Streaming

Be careful. It’s addictive!Be careful. It’s addictive! Go to Go to www.unitedstreaming.com/www.unitedstreaming.com/ Username: aphsaphsUsername: aphsaphs Password: aphsPassword: aphs We use this at the high school. Check with We use this at the high school. Check with

your librarian about your school’s username your librarian about your school’s username and passwordand password

Enter your search term. Notice that many Enter your search term. Notice that many videos are in segments. They can be shown videos are in segments. They can be shown in increments or as a complete video.in increments or as a complete video.

Don’t want to wait for your video Don’t want to wait for your video to load or nervous about a tech to load or nervous about a tech

glitch?glitch? Save your video to the network. Now you Save your video to the network. Now you

can save videos to share with colleagues. can save videos to share with colleagues. Keep your videos in unit folders….now you Keep your videos in unit folders….now you won’t have to reinvent the wheel each year. won’t have to reinvent the wheel each year. This also saves space on our server. Why This also saves space on our server. Why have several copies of the same video?have several copies of the same video?

Bring up your desired video. On the video Bring up your desired video. On the video breakdown on the right, RIGHT click on the breakdown on the right, RIGHT click on the little download button and then click on little download button and then click on “save target as”. Now choose where you “save target as”. Now choose where you want it. Congratulations! You did it!want it. Congratulations! You did it!

Yes, there’s more to YouTube Yes, there’s more to YouTube than skateboard crashes!than skateboard crashes!

Most of us know YouTube as a fun place to Most of us know YouTube as a fun place to go to watch funny, homemade goofy videos go to watch funny, homemade goofy videos but there’s much more.but there’s much more.

There’s great educational videos done in There’s great educational videos done in animation as well as all kinds of topics animation as well as all kinds of topics covered.covered.

YouTube is blocked by our filter at the YouTube is blocked by our filter at the network level but Lynn Burdick can remove network level but Lynn Burdick can remove the block from your account. It just the block from your account. It just requires an email.requires an email.

Always look for videos here without a Always look for videos here without a student audience as there is much student audience as there is much inappropriate material on inappropriate material on YouTube.comYouTube.com

Another good video source:Another good video source:

www.Wmht.org/vitalnywww.Wmht.org/vitalny Videos with Videos with great content AND aligned to the NYS great content AND aligned to the NYS learning standards. There’s even learning standards. There’s even lesson plans!lesson plans!

www.watchknow.orgwww.watchknow.org